Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet by Springfield Armory with M3 Scabbard - dated 1918 Japanese Marines with 7 of its 39

with 7 of its 39 C-47s widely scattered

It tells us that this was "liberated" by a COLONEL HARRY HEATCH and that he paid the princely sum of $3

(Individual mess kit) The Gamelle is the issue mess kit

the second daughter of Thomas Raikes

The hilt of this example is a single piece aluminum casting

Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet by Springfield Armory with M3 Scabbard - dated 1918 Japanese Marines with 7 of its 39Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1918, originally made towards the end of WWI for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle. It is fitted with a WWII Issue M3 fiberglass scabbard. The Garand was designed to take the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those